OEM7 SPAN Installation and Operation User Manual v1 18Chapter 2 SPAN Installation2.1 Hardware DescriptionOne hardware setup consists of an OEM7 receiver, an IMU, a GNSS antenna, power and a com-munication link (if your application requires real time differential operation).If your IMU enclosure and IMU were supplied separately, additional instructions forinstalling the IMU into an the enclosure are available in the following appendices:HG1700 IMU in Universal Enclosure on page 206, LN-200 IMU in UniversalEnclosure on page 217, HG1700 IMU in SPAN HG Enclosure on page 224 and LN-200IMU in SPAN IMU Enclosure on page 231.Another hardware set up consists of a receiver, an IMU, an IMU interface card, a GNSS antennaand a COM and power link. The IMU interface card can be a MEMS Interface Card (MIC) (refer toMIC Set Up on page 22) or a Universal IMU Controller (UIC) (refer to UIC Set Up on page 33).2.2 Hardware Set UpComplete the following steps to set up your NovAtel SPAN system.1. Mount the GNSS antenna.See Mounting the GNSS Antenna below for details.2. Mount the IMU.See Mount the IMU on the next page for details.3. Install the OEM7 receiver.See the OEM7 Installation and Operation User Manual (OM-20000168) for information aboutinstalling an OEM7 receiver.4. Connect the GNSS antenna to the OEM7 receiver.See the OEM7 Installation and Operation User Manual (OM-20000168) for information aboutinstalling an OEM7 receiver.5. Connect the IMU to the OEM7 receiver.See Connect the IMU to the OEM7 Receiver on the next page for details.6. Connect the I/O strobe signals (optional).See the OEM7 Installation and Operation User Manual (OM-20000168) for information aboutinstalling an OEM7 receiver.7. Connect power to the IMU and receiver.See Connect Power on page 21 for details.2.2.1 Mounting the GNSS AntennaThe OEM7 receiver is designed to operate with any of the NovAtel single, dual and triple-fre-quency GNSS antenna models.When installing the antenna:
